Fiscal and Monetary policy

The goal of monetary policy is to

• sell bonds

• reduce unemployment

• prevent inflationary and recessionary economic periods

• increase tariffs on foreign countries

Who is in charge of fiscal policy?

• Government
• Federal Reserve

Which of the following is NOT a goal of fiscal policy?

• Deficit Growth

• Economic Growth

• Full Employment

• Stable Prices

Fiscal Policy is the

• use of taxing and interest rates to influence the economy

• use of money supply and interest rates to influence the economy

• use of taxing and govt. spending to influence the economy

• use of govt. spending and money supply to influence the economy

Contractionary Fiscal Policy involves

• increase the money supply and increase interest rates

• increasing govt. spending and decrease taxes

• decrease interest rates decrease money supply

• decrease govt. spending and increase taxes

The goal of fiscal and monetary policy is

• to create booms and busts in the economy

• to stabilize the economy

• to promote an agenda for various interest groups

• to compare and contrast with other countries

what is the purpose of Monetary Policy?

• contribute to economic growth and stability

• keep rich people from getting too rich

• Functions like Fiscal Policy

• give Congress and the political parties more control of the economy

The goals of monetary policy do NOT include the promotion of _____

• Moderate long-term interest rates

• Stable prices

• Maximum employment

• High government spending.

Monetary Policy is used to regulate spending by increasing/decreasing

• supply
• aggregate supply
• demand
• aggregate demand